Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-06-16

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 580▼ 401 vs year ago 841 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 110▼ 1 vs year ago 77 · −1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 60▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Quality Poor to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.21/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$145.21
144 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.10
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592148.29878105
Medium and Large 2-3508140.0871229
Medium and Large 3495133.676623thin
Small 1-2529125.306627thin
One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale144 hd
145.21
—
TN average10 barns · 1,656 hd
145.31
−0.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,78396.311,71712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16871.6883736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36268.9493912
CowsLean 85-90%Low98555.155439thin

Every lot

96 lots · USDA AMS · Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2295132.50/cwt132.50–132.503911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300157.50/cwt157.50–157.504731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340148.66/cwt142.50–155.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 3345147.50/cwt147.50–147.505091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378149.58/cwt140.00–162.505658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427146.79/cwt142.50–150.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436162.06/cwt157.50–170.007075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462158.30/cwt152.50–165.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468149.91/cwt147.50–152.507022
Steers—Small 1-2468145.69/cwt130.00–155.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 3505122.50/cwt122.50–122.506191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517155.26/cwt150.00–162.5080314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535135.76/cwt130.00–146.007265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543156.00/cwt156.00–156.0084720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570139.96/cwt135.00–145.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575149.02/cwt147.00–157.5085710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625126.29/cwt125.00–127.507892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627144.61/cwt143.00–145.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630121.18/cwt112.50–130.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 3635131.00/cwt131.00–131.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640144.00/cwt144.00–144.009229
Steers—Small 1-2667102.50/cwt102.50–102.506843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670143.72/cwt140.00–145.0096324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670127.50/cwt127.50–127.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678143.31/cwt141.00–145.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719129.54/cwt122.50–138.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736131.00/cwt131.00–131.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3747124.00/cwt124.00–124.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845117.50/cwt117.50–117.509931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358159.93/cwt150.00–170.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370134.93/cwt130.00–137.504993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405147.50/cwt146.00–149.005972
Heifers—Small 1-2415112.50/cwt112.50–112.504671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428142.50/cwt142.50–142.506105
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442130.80/cwt127.50–135.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467146.51/cwt146.00–147.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470127.05/cwt122.50–130.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.80/cwt136.00–143.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500112.50/cwt112.50–112.505631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520123.76/cwt114.00–131.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523134.46/cwt130.00–140.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566119.78/cwt117.50–122.506787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568125.45/cwt120.00–129.007137
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578142.00/cwt142.00–142.0082119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614121.73/cwt115.00–125.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt112.50–117.507132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654128.00/cwt128.00–128.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680107.50/cwt107.50–107.507311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708104.97/cwt102.50–112.507434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755102.50/cwt102.50–102.507741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430151.88/cwt142.50–157.506535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430132.50/cwt132.50–132.505704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466143.00/cwt138.00–152.506665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475155.78/cwt152.50–160.007403
Bulls—Small 1-2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523143.37/cwt132.50–147.507505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535129.28/cwt127.50–131.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571136.75/cwt132.50–140.007815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585127.50/cwt127.50–127.507461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628129.69/cwt127.50–134.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3631124.40/cwt120.00–127.507855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668121.86/cwt120.00–124.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715112.50/cwt112.50–112.508041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375097.50/cwt97.50–97.507311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783109.97/cwt108.00–112.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818101.56/cwt95.00–108.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57789.77/cwt89.00–91.001,4163
Bulls——1,77896.77/cwt94.00–99.001,7217
Bulls——2,108104.51/cwt103.00–106.002,2032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98258.44/cwt55.00–62.005746
Cows—Lean 85-90%99248.56/cwt45.00–50.004823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07962.59/cwt60.00–68.006757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17771.62/cwt67.00–76.0084321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22379.81/cwt77.00–83.009768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24164.65/cwt62.00–66.008024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25877.00/cwt77.00–77.009692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47769.12/cwt66.00–71.001,0216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2981
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850778.24/cwt725.00–825.006,6152
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7441
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913799.66/cwt775.00–825.007,3012
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,320975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,8701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,1881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,6341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,5431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218931.11/cwt910.00–950.0011,3412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,290875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,2881

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.